Rebecca (1979 TV series)
| Rebecca | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Rebecca (novel) |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 17 January – 7 February 1979 |
Rebecca is a 1979 BBC Television drama, directed by Simon Langton. It is based on Daphne du Maurier's 1938 British novel Rebecca. Four 55-minute episodes were produced and aired on BBC 1.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Jeremy Brett as Maxim de Winter
- Joanna David as The Second Mrs. de Winter
- Anna Massey as Mrs. Danvers
- Hugh Morton as Frith
- Richard Willis as Robert
- Terrence Hardiman as Frank Crawley
- Vivian Pickles as Beatrice
- Leon Sinden as Giles
- Julian Holloway as Jack Favell
Locations
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Caerhays Castle doubled as Manderley in this series.[2] The beach scenes were filmed at Porthluney Cove.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin, Ellen (1996). Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-85928-015-7.
- ^ Caerhays on the big screen in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Karl Quinney, retrieved 13 February 2022
- ^ Portloe to Mevagissey, Southwestcoastpath.org.uk, retrieved 13 February 2022
External links
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- 1970s British drama television series
- 1970s British television miniseries
- 1979 British television series debuts
- 1979 British television series endings
- BBC television dramas
- British English-language television shows
- Television series set in the 1920s
- Television shows based on British novels
- Works based on Rebecca (novel)
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